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Kural No. 264 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 27

Penance

தவம்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
ஒன்னார்த் தெறலும் உவந்தாரை ஆக்கலும்
எண்ணின் தவத்தான் வரும்.

Onnaarth Theralum Uvandhaarai Aakkalum / Ennin Thavaththaan Varum

Classical English couplet — “Destruction to his foes, to friends increase of joyThe 'penitent' can cause, if this his thoughts employ”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“If (the ascetic) desire the destruction of his enemies, or the aggrandizement of his friends, it will be effected by (the power of) his austerities

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

தீமை செய்யும் பகைவரை அடக்குதலும் நன்மை செய்யும் நண்பரை உயர்த்துதலும் நினைத்த அளவில் தவத்தின் வலிமையால் உண்டாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

மன உறுதியும் கட்டுப்பாடும் கொண்டு தவமென்னும் நோன்பு வலிமையுடையதாக அமைந்தால்தான், எண்ணிய மாத்திரத்தில் பகைவரை வீழ்த்தவும் நண்பரைக் காக்கவும் முடியும்

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